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1825 John Quincy Adams Indian Peace Medal. First Size. Silver. 75.6 mm. 2513.9 grains. Julian IP-11. Choice Very Fine.A lovely example of this medal with fairly uniform deep gray surfaces accented by traces of pale blue, lavender and champagne in places. Numerous tiny nicks are scattered about, consistent with service as an awarded medal, but without any serious marks to distract the eye.
In fact, the overall aesthetic appeal of this piece would be hard to overstate. Between December 19, 1825 and January 18, 1828, just 95 examples of this large-size Adams are reported to have been issued. Though the Ford cataloger closed his May 2007 description of this medal by stating, "The most likely large size First Peoples medal found in a collection is a J.Q. Adams," that offering, more than a decade ago, was the last time we had one for sale. In the same time period, we have offered five examples of the medium size Adams in silver and none of the smallest size. Rare and very handsome.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XVIII, May 2007, lot 81.<p>